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Historical Event on 5/11/1626
Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 6/23/1997 | Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange. |
| 6/5/1992 | Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published. |
| 7/1/1955 | S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957. |
| 10/2/1994 | Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary. |
| 4/27/1907 | Fearing uprising in Punjab, British arm volunteers. |
| 9/21/1895 | Annapurnanand, great writer, was born. |
| 3/17/1995 | Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority. |
| 11/16/1860 | First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa. |
| 3/26/1990 | Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns. |
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